Dr. Jose Vasquez, an infectious diseases physician at Augusta University Health, told WJBF-TV in Augusta, Ga. the language barrier is a major problem. 

“The Hispanic community has been one of the toughest communities to get vaccinated. They’re not anti-vaxxers. But, most of the education put out there is in English. A lot of it is not in Spanish. So, they didn’t understand.”

According to Vasquez, other concerns among the Hispanic community were that the COVID-19 vaccine contained fetal tissue, caused infertility and could result in undocumented immigrants encountering problems with immigration authorities.
 
“They thought if we took their name and number, that ICE or immigration would come and take them, which is not true.”
Vasquez eased concerns, and vaccination rates increased quickly.
 

“I’m proud to say because of our outreach programs with some of our partners, specifically going through the churches, that it has actually increased to 30 to 35 percent.”
Dr. Jose Vasquez, division chief and professor of medicine in the Medical College of Georgia, is an expert in the realm of infectious diseases and can talk more about how COVID-19 is impacting Hispanic communities and what else can be done to ensure every person in America has access to vaccines.